Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-06-14

that no artist could paint. and no human
brain comprehend save BY eyoishi. Tha,
vide. undala,ins plain Vas filed With
fleeing union men and pursuing Confed-
crates; horses. now fiterlsss. dashed
madly 10 and fro, or gave on, Wild e'ies
Of pain as their qai,eiing ni'h vas
plosed ~iih lead; dead men were there
on every hand other. were taking their
las, CLASSY look AZ their comrades and
their flag: ,hrishs Of the wounded filed
the air. aud were heard above the ~
sounding tread of the horses Of the flying
eavGlrymen. while ",he thunder Of AT
,illsry. the heavy thug 81 solid shot. The
strange scream Of shells. the rattle and
roar Of mu,ks,ry. the ela,hing 81 steel.
ard the fierce shouts Of eager eomba'sn's
fillei The sr.
SOon the seens changed. On wen, the
darirg riders. up,he Hill and alOng the
brow they went. driving the enemy be-
fore them and ds.hing =, the battery.
which they captured. cutting down such
81 the gunner, as iemained. There WAS
sharp ela,hing Of .ab-rs. and iaes'srni
crack Of revolvsrs and oarbins'. bat ou
wen, the regiment. seemingly mad with
The excitement Il their fr, battle.
Here Douiy made a mistake. Some
Of the men wanted TO carry CT the bat.
iery. ba, their Colonel. with the rnsmy
before him f.ilei 10 reailr. the danger Of
leaving IL. shd. ,,ill =, the head Of his
men. urged them f5issfd, fire, planting
uuion flag - the guns. Sweeping for
ward after the r,,rss;ing e.. D5a,y len
the guns unnamed. aud from the wood.
upon The ,ilc q the PLATA. came o,hef
Rebels. Who rrgsinsd them. aud when
Doliy turned he saw no, oaly the guns
,urnsd sgsius; him. bu, quite force OF
the enemy IN position. No, momen,
We. los'. Again rang cut the bugel
notes and again the battery vas charged.
and through And over and around Il they
went Again the excited horse. we're
~hss!irg. and 20, the third time DJaiy'
men rois s,r.ish, AZ those guns. scatter.
ins che rnsmy IN every direeiion. Gal
iati work vas thai. std every man -ho
could Sc IL. knew then. II he hsi o.,
known L. b,fire. thu, the Maine Cavalry
men -,re eqaal 20 any boty OF men 10
the service
Say. the history u the f,r, Msiae
C.v,lry;
The las, charge bioish, them to =
polo, Ia the valley be,-ten too hill'.
~e., Of The battery. and directly under
H.. gun. A, ,hi. critical moment u va.
Discovered that they were completely sur.
rounded Atd Gu, 81 from ell svrPoi,.
~hils, the Rebels wsfc lisfAlly ssarm-
ing CA every ,iis. The gunhsis on ih-
hiil ~trc waiting 20 pour dsa'h through
ihsir devoted rsnks
"I.i,u'snsn, Co'ohsl Sni'h ~s' no-
Ia Command. =, Doaiy nd s,ms q The
ofiasf. bal separated from ih- regiment.
duiins the hsnl to hand hsh, A. the bat
isfy. AID BE- ,Aw oaly one ,vcaus u 60.
cap. The men ~tr- formed anl moved
directly ,o-Ard, the battery, A. II invii.
irs attack. For momsn, they Dashed
90. ADD when u -r seen ,h. the guns
had been sighted. ard were sboa, 70 be
discharged. The order "a. given 10 swing
20 he right. In "a instan, after came
he cannon. roar. ba; no, msa OF horse
f,ll. The grape .nd canister tore along
i,e LEI, Hank. plowins the srOund. vses.
tel ba, an in,,An, before" jus, here
bAyons,. were seen sli,ienin. lloas the
woods. and. 20 Al orderly hufryine across
The h,li. the question W. pat;
"Whr troops srs those along The
wood,,"
IT'S the Sixth M,iae." =. the .n-
.vsr.
For a. ib.,Aai all wu quiet. And then
rns Ga, glad shout They ~sre safe
They Anew The Sixth. probably tie srsni-
e.; regiment q isf.niry thu, ever carried
,hs eolar. o. the union. lndesd, there
stood there too. psrhsF', the be', resi'
men, q e,v.lry ,hA, catered the uaipn
army. ,,d II any state ever had reason
70 b. proud d hsr representative. Maine
hAi iish, 20 b. p'oal o. her soas ~ao
,'ooi together .f.er the hsFc. c1nh c, a.
Brandy Sa,ioa.